Michelle Hardwick shares photo as she and Kate Brooks go to see Emmerdale star in panto

**Michelle Hardwick supported her Emmerdale co-star at the panto! (Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage)**

Michelle Hardwick of Emmerdale accompanied her co-star Samantha Giles to the pantomime and relished a fun-filled family evening.

The actress, who plays Vanessa Woodfield on the programme, posted a selfie of herself with her partner, soap producer Kate Brooks, and their son, Teddy, taken in the crowd.

“What a glorious night watching out @sammeegee in Cinderella!” Michelle wrote as the description for the photo. Fantastic performance.

The Wicked Step Mother will be portrayed by actress Samantha, who currently plays Bernice Blackstock, according to a June announcement this year.

She appears with Bradford panto icon Billy Pearce as Buttons and Strictly Come Dancing finalist John Whaite as Dandini.

Regarding Michelle, the celebrity has two kids with the show’s producer, Kate Brooks.

**‘What a glorious night’ (Picture: Instagram)**

**Michelle plays Vanessa Woodfield on Emmerdale (Picture: ITV)**

In order to take maternity leave, Michelle left the ITV soap opera last year. Her character left the village to pursue an exciting new job opportunity in Canada.

Fan favourite Vanessa is greatly missed, and fans are eager to see her return to the show in the future. Fortunately, Michelle has confirmed that she will be making a comeback to Emmerdale, which is fantastic news for you, Metro.co.uk!

On the British Soap Awards red carpet, she declared, “I’m definitely going back!” “I’m not sure when exactly I’ll be back, but it will definitely be later in the year!”

We’re keeping track of the days!

Fans will be aware that Vanessa had a lengthy relationship with Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) before Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) entered the picture and caused the couple to break up.

After that, Charity started seeing Mack, whom she had already married this year. However, their marriage fell apart when it was revealed that Mack had had a one-night affair with Chloe Harris (Jessie Elland).